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There isn't any question that the further the load/leverage is from the center of the bearing, the greater the stress. That being said, it's nearly impossible to put a real statistic on how harmful it is, since there's no way of knowing what the engineers designed as leeway into the bearing...

I wouldn't.

I don't think he's being "sh...y" about it, he just doesn't think it's worth the money for the benefit. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. The other thing is pointing out to those like the recent poster that this is not a tune that will take advantage of modifications. Something I also...

The 2JZ-GTE engine is a very good engine, but Ford had the Barra 6 which was just as good and had even higher displacement. I'd never swap out the 3.0 V6 for anything else, as it can make as much HP as any other 3 liter 6 cylinders I'm aware of on the market. As far as I'm concerned, a flat...

It was a joke about the cost of that rear console setup- Oh da money - smell the money...Guess I'm not as funny as I thought...but it was late and I'd had a couple cocktails!

I think it's called "Eau d'Monet"!

I'd guess it's more likely to fail due to under-inflation and heat than snow.

I would definitely agree with this. As far as my mention of WD-40, that is not a long term solution- that is simply to ascertain whether the noise is coming from movement of the springs.

Without seeing the springs, it's hard to say- wind and diameter affects the amount of "twist". I would start a diagnosis by a liberal dose of WD-40 in the upper and lower spring perches and see if that impacts the noise- give it a bit of time to work.

It's not the springs per se, compressing them won't make them squeak. However, when they do compress they will try to rotate. The service manual shows that they must be properly installed into the spring isolators. That would probably be the cause of the noise. NOTICE: Make sure that the...

An engineer friend told me. There are other reasons having to do with engine temp and oil pressure. And of course if you're in Sport mode it doesn't engage. My guess is there is more going on that he didn't know about. I mean it's pretty much a given that with journal bearings that the most...

Something I discovered is that the auto-start-stop is also turned off based on the oil life calculation. So, you can either not change your oil (I DO NOT recommend this), or when you do, don't reset it and go by mileage.

I'm glad to end this episode on a good note. The local service department managed to get the ST in today. Replaced the battery under warranty and checked underneath. According to them there were some scrapes and bruises and some sound deadening (felt) that was hanging but nothing major. It...

Sick is not the word for it. Massive apprehension followed by panic attack, culminating in nervous breakdown. Thank God for Xanax and vodka (Ok, JK on the Xanax, but if I'd had some....) I'm just going to chill 'til they get it on the lift to examine. Maybe it's ok. Maybe I'll need a...

....at least all electrical power. Went out this morning and doors won't open. Nothing would work. Use the keyfob key to unlock the truck...still nothing. No power whatsoever. No way to even put it in neutral or disengage e-brake. Ok, spend 20 minutes via customer service hell to finally get...

But how do you really feel about stupid people?

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A tune doesn't impact part-throttle mileage. The ECU compensates in part-throttle operation for both air/fuel ratio and timing. So, as @UNBROKEN posted, it's dependent on your driving.

Just remove the BOV. It's not necessary.